Setting up a wireless network on Ubuntu.

[JoshuaHoude]

I've just installed Ubuntu and hope to use it for my main OS. There's just one problem...: I NEED the internet to get working. I do have a router, and my laptop does have wireless capabilities. I was reading another thread, and it said to tell you the output of this code:
lscpi | grep -1 network

and I got this:

06:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN controller (rev 02)

I honestly have NO idea what that means. If anyone would give me ANY help on setting a wireless network up, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

[Juan Pablo]

I don't know if Ubuntu has ndiswrapper installed by default, type ndiswrapper in the command line and check. If you get output check this How To Install Your Broadcom BCM4318 Using Ndiswrapper - FedoraNEWS.ORG

It's Fedora but you can follow the guide from the ndiswrapper part, and tell us what happened

[JoshuaHoude]

It said I couldn't save the file /etc/yum.conf because I don't have the permissions necessary to save the file. I am the only user on this computer, so I don't know why this is happening.

[Juan Pablo]

I said you should follow the guide AFTER the yum part, it is Fedora specific. FROM THE NDISWRAPPER PART, instead of typinh the command alone, put sudo before. Instead of
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
use
sudo /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf

[JoshuaHoude]

use sudo /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf

I just tried that, but it said the command was not found.

Whoops, I had bcmwl/inf not .inf, my bad

And it still can't find the command.

[JoshuaHoude]

Can someone please help me?

[Oxygen]

I wrote this, I wrote it when I was in the same position as you, hopefully it'll be of use:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...lan-linux.html